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Unlicensed guesthouse operator fined
A guesthouse operator was fined $10,000 in the South Kowloon Magistracy today (Tuesday) after he pleaded guilty to a charge of running an unlicensed guesthouse at the Chungking Mansions in Tsim Sha Tsui.
The court heard that officers of the Home Affairs Department's Office of the Licensing Authority inspected a flat on the sixth floor of the building on May 3 and found that the premises was operating as a guesthouse, but without a licence.
The operator was subsequently charged under Section 5 of the Hotel and Guesthouse Accommodation Ordinance.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the department reiterated that anyone who operated a guesthouse without a licence or a valid certificate of exemption was liable on conviction to a fine and two years' imprisonment.
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He stressed that enforcement action would continue to be taken against unlicensed guesthouses, adding that policing and prosecution would be a long-term exercise and would not be confined to a particular district.
He also invited the public to report on unlicensed guesthouses to the office by telephoning 2881 7034.
End/Tuesday, July 4, 1995
Results of the 1993 survey of industrial production
The gross output performed by manufacturing establishments in 1993 amounted to $311.8 billion, representing a decrease of 5.9% over 1992.
Net of total operating expenditure, the gross surplus of these establishments amounted to 11.5% of the gross output in 1993. This was 0.1 of a percentage point lower than the corresponding figure of 11.6% for 1992.
The value added, which is a measure of the sector's contribution to Hong Kong's Gross Domestic Product, amounted to $91.2 billion in 1993. This represented a decrease of 6.5% over 1992.